10 Fast-Growing Ground Cover Plants That Give Your Yard Quick, Beautiful Results

Creeping Thyme:

A perennial ground cover with aromatic leaves and small blooms in pink, purple, or white. Ideal for bordering pathways and filling crevices, releasing fragrance with each step.

Creeping Jenny:

A low-growing perennial with bright green, heart-shaped leaves and small yellow flowers in summer. Forms a dense, mat-like ground cover and spreads quickly.

Irish Moss:

An evergreen perennial with dense, moss-like foliage and tiny, star-shaped white flowers in spring. Ideal for planting around pavers or garden pathways, handling light foot traffic.

Bugleweed:

A perennial ground cover with glossy, rounded leaves and spikes of small tubular flowers in blue, purple, pink, or white. Low-maintenance and spreads quickly via creeping stems.

Creeping Raspberry:

A vigorous grower with trailing stems, glossy dark green leaves, and small white to pink flowers that turn raspberry red in autumn. Forms a dense mat of foliage.

Blue Daze:

A fast-growing ground cover with beautiful blue flowers and small green leaves. Often grown as an annual in zones 9 to 11.

Sweet Potato Vine:

One of the fastest-growing ground covers with varieties that have different colors and leaf shapes. Deer are fond of this plant.

Wedelia:

Features small yellow flowers and spreads aggressively. Ideal for confined urban areas but classified as invasive in some states.

Asiatic Jasmine:

An evergreen ground cover creating a dense mat, often planted under large trees. Low maintenance and great for preventing weeds in shady areas.

Creeping Phlox:

A native perennial with a dense, mat-like forming habit. Offers multiple seasons of interest with clusters of dainty flowers, usually purple, that bloom from spring to the first frost.